AMD set to debut RDNA 4 as the new Radeon RX 9000 series next month, Ryzen 9 9000X3D also expected

[DragonSlayer101]

Rumor mill: AMD appears to be skipping the Radeon RX 8000 nomenclature for its next-gen RDNA 4 GPU lineup. Instead, the successors to the RX 7000 series are expected to be branded as Radeon RX 9000 graphics cards, with a potential launch at CES 2025 early next month in Las Vegas.

The information was first shared over the weekend by Chiphell before being corroborated by multiple other sources. According to the original post (which has since been removed), the next flagship graphics card from Team Red will be marketed as the Radeon RX 9070 XT – a naming scheme similar to that of Nvidia's current GeForce RTX lineup. One of AMD's board partners has since unofficially "confirmed" the change.

Reliable AMD leaker Hoang Anh Phu has also validated the new name, claiming that the Radeon RX 9070 XT will be announced at CES 2025 alongside the Ryzen 9 9000X3D. He added that AMD plans to announce FSR 4 at the same event. The tipster had previously hinted that the Ryzen 9 9000X3D would debut by the end of January 2025.

RX 9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ XT🚀 = FSR 4🚀 = R9 X3D🚀

– Hoang Anh Phu (@AnhPhuH) December 23, 2024

In another X post, Phu claimed that an unidentified card seen in a recent AMD ad is the RX 9070 XT. The card was originally spotted last week by an eagle-eyed Redditor who noted that it did not match any recent GPU from the company. The card features a triple-fan design with a black and silver color scheme, and has an LED-backlit Radeon logo on the side.

Another new leak has seemingly revealed the identities of all the upcoming Radeon RX 9000 GPUs for desktops and laptops. According to tipster @All_The_Watts, the lineup will include the 9070, 9060, 9050, and 9040 alongside the flagship 9070 XT. On the mobile side of things, the RX 9000 series will have the 9070M XT, 9070M, and 9070S.

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AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 9060 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 9050 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 9040 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 8060S Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 8050S Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 8040S Graphics

– All The Watts!! (@All_The_Watts) December 22, 2024

An early listing by French retailer Grossbill-Pro (via @momomo_us) also seems to have confirmed the 9070 XT and 9070, but the listings have now been removed. Still, with the leaks flowing in from so many sources, it appears that the rumors about the RDNA 4 cards being launched as the RX 9000 series are indeed true, and they will likely debut at CES next month.

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AMD set to debut RDNA 4 as the new Radeon RX 9000 series next month, Ryzen 9 9000X3D also expected

 

[yRaz]

I wonder if AMD is trolling nVidia with that naming scheme.

 

[guillejp]

"FSR 4 is also rumored to be announced at CES 2024"

Find the typo.

 

[yRaz]

"FSR 4 is also rumored to be announced at CES 2024"

Find the typo.

Oh, I know, it doesn't say anything about nVidia

 

[dangh]

Looking forward to it. I might be changing my system if me goy will be similar to 7900 plus better rt. And fsr 4 could be great if ps5 pro is any indicator...

 

[ZedRM]

Rumor mill

Yeah. This the only part of that whole article I believe.

but the listings have now been removed

Likely because they're completely false.

 

[BadThad]

Skip the 8000? I hate when companies do this crap. It's as bad as "next years, nex-gen product" giving a 5% boost with no real underlying changes. Nothing more than a marketing team making the calls - and they're not the brightest.
/curmudgeon mode off

On the plus side, please keep the new products coming, it makes the used ones ever cheaper! There is not a game out there I cannot run on my crusty old RX6800. What I'd like to see AMD do is make the combo of an AMD CPU and an "ATI" GPU unbeatable together. That's an edge they have over nvidia in the X86 market and they need to work hard on it. Come up with some CPU-GPU wizardry!

 

[toooooot]

I'm excited to see it. Particularly, I would like to see their AI performance tech improvements.

 

[scoffer]

And they probably STILL won't be able to stop themselves gouging potential customers, a la Nvidia !

 

[HardwareHunt365]

I expect it to be slightly faster than an RTX 4090 for the highest end model. Perhaps FSR 4 will make it even faster than the "slightly faster" than 4090 performance and AMD can market it as "cheaper than a 4090 and yet 1.x times faster (with FSR 4)".

 

[Theinsanegamer]

I expect it to be slightly faster than an RTX 4090 for the highest end model. Perhaps FSR 4 will make it even faster than the "slightly faster" than 4090 performance and AMD can market it as "cheaper than a 4090 and yet 1.x times faster (with FSR 4)".

Expect to be disappointed then, AMD have already stated they are dropping out of the high end and all leaks point to their new 8800/9070/wtflol GPUs to be somewhere around the 7900 gre, 7900xt at best.

 

[WhoCaresAnymore]

I wonder if AMD is trolling nVidia with that naming scheme.

Absolutely. It's all about trolling

Have a Merry Christmas!

 

[WhoCaresAnymore]

Expect to be disappointed then, AMD have already stated they are dropping out of the high end and all leaks point to their new 8800/9070/wtflol GPUs to be somewhere around the 7900 gre, 7900xt at best.

Not really, it could be a game changer in pricing of mid range cards.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Not really, it could be a game changer in pricing of mid range cards.

You clearly did not read the comment I responded to, who hopes and expects the 8800/9070 to be RTX 4090 level. No amount of "but but but it's cheap" is going to fix that.

It's also not going to be a "game changer" LOL. The last few months you could get a 7900 gre for $450-500, and a 7800xt for $400 or less. This new one if priced at $450 would be a turd. That's RTX 4060 levels of improvement.

None of the performance leaks show anything close to a 4090, some are just 4070ti level. Would also bet the generational arch improvement for rDNA 4 will be within margin of error with rDNA3, The same way 3 was with 2

 

[Porkous]

I'd like to see AMD do is make the combo of an AMD CPU and an "ATI" GPU unbeatable together. That's an edge they have over nvidia in the X86 market and they need to work hard on it. Come up with some CPU-GPU wizardry!

That's their strix halo. If is not amazing for laptops, then imagine this, 1.4kg laptop goodness with high power GPU and CPU. APU Technology prowess.

I read somewhere that now, Logic dies are even inside memory chips in something like, HBM4 for example.

The benefits are there. They made a CPU embedded with high power GPU, but they did not make a GPU that way for gamers, only for AI. There would be potential. But what they need is bigger memory on chip for stuff like TOPS operations.